Tools and Techniques of Biotechnology

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The discovery of antibiotics and the need to develop â€œprocess fermentationâ€ led to striking new developments in fermentation technology and to the coining of the term â€œBiotechnologyâ€. Biotechnology is the use of microorganisms, cells or cell components to make a product. The field of Biotechnology is growing quickly. Its tools are powerful and its impact is increasingly evident in agriculture, environment, medicine and in daily life. This book deals with the various tools and techniques of Biotechnology. The subject matter is beautifully depicted in 8 units consisting of 28 chapters. Broadly, the various units cover tools and techniques of cell biology, separation of biomolecules and the physical method applied to understand the molecular structure of macromolecules. The other topics include radiochemical techniques, spectroscopic techniques and physical techniques for imaging biological structures, analytical techniques and tools of molecular biology with special emphasis on genetic engineering. Each chapter beings with a chapter outline and an introduction. The entire chapter contains a historical layout of discoveries and development in that field of biotechnology. Each chapter in this book is meticulously designed and well illustrated to make the understanding of the subject easy. This book combines the best of the theoretical aspects as well as some of the practical methodology. The book promises to be a complete book on tools and techniques of Biotechnology for the undergraduate and postgraduate programme, particularly for the students of Biotechnology including Microbiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Botany, Zoology and other allied sciences.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mousumi Debnath

Dr. Mousumi Debnath is serving as a Lecturer in Biotechnology at Seedling Academy of Design, Technology and Management, Jaipur (SADTM). She has completed her graduation and Post-graduation with distinction from Calcutta University. She is a recipient of national merit scholarship from the Government of India for merit position in B.Sc. from Calcutta University. She has completed her Ph.D. availing Gate scholarship in a DST (New Delhi) project from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Besides this, she has also to her credit the eligibility of Lectureship (SLET) and MBA with specialization in Human Resource Management. She has specialized in biochemical analysis and tissue culture techniques. She has also undergone extensive training in DNA recombinant technology, PCR, protein purification techniques and immuno-diagnostics. For the last few years, she has been teaching Biotechnology at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. She is also actively engaged in research for obtaining high quality, drug yielding medicinal plants, endemic to Rajasthan using tissue culture of a journal of repute and life member of various organizations. Her work has been published in various national and international journals.